Police ID man shot on Northeast Side

By Alia Malik, San Antonio Express-News :
March 31, 2014

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SAN ANTONIO — Police have identified a man who was shot in the head Saturday on the Northeast Side during what seemed to be a marijuana deal gone wrong.

Police were called to the Villas at Ventana apartments, in the 2100 block of Northeast Loop 410, just after 3 p.m. for a report of a shooting that left a man lying in a pool of blood, according to a San Antonio Police Department report released Monday.

Officers entered the apartment and went up a flight of stairs to find David Koah, 29, slumped against the wall between the couch and TV stand, moaning, “Help me.”

There was an infant girl behind a baby gate in the hallway, but she appeared unharmed, according to police. No one else was in the apartment, police said.

Koah had been shot in the back of the head. He was taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center in critical condition and underwent surgery, according to police. An update on his condition was not available Monday from the hospital.

Police found a shell casing near where Koah was lying, just under the TV stand. There was also a clear cup containing what appeared to be marijuana on a scale on top of the TV stand, and a tray with more of the green leafy substance and a marijuana grinder, according to police.

As police were speaking to Child Protective Services, Koah's girlfriend ran up to the apartment and said her baby was inside. She told police that Koah lived at the apartment with her and was watching the baby while she ran to the store. CPS took custody of the baby.

Police suspect two men, between the ages of 20 and 25, were involved in the shooting. Both were wearing white muscle shirts and police said they drove away in a white Ford Taurus sedan.

The driver was 5 feet 7 inches, with a heavy build, and the passenger was wearing khaki cargo shorts, according to police.